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A report by the director before that meeting says: “The site is a large building within the settlement boundary as identified in the Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Development Plan and is not allocated for any specific use.

“Its former lawful commercial use has ceased some time ago and the building is vacant.

'Beneficial for the area'

“The re-development of the building for an active residential use would be beneficial for the area.

“The proposed residential use of the building would not have a significant detrimental impact on residential amenity or on the character of the area.

“A suitable level of parking would be provided for the amount of dwellings being proposed.

“The development would not have a significant detrimental impact on ecology issues.”